Friends of SD: Warmoth Custom Guitar & Bass Parts
The Friends of SD series will showcase builders and manufacturers that are either authorized resellers of Seymour Duncan products, or who use Seymour Duncan pickups in their instruments. If you are a...
View ArticleThe Seymour Duncan Custom 5 Pickup
While I went on and on in one of my previous articles about the Custom Custom bridge pickup, I’d love to introduce one of its fraternal twins, the Custom 5. I think of it like this: The Custom Custom...
View ArticleDesigning An Amplifier: An Interview With CMW Amplifiers’ Chris Winsemius
During my blogs I predominantly discuss guitars and pickups but all would be pointless without an amp (and cab!). In this blog I will introduce you to an amp builder, amp tech and friend of mine. Chris...
View ArticleThe SD Custom Shop: Bass Edition
Ever since I got the SPB-4 Steve Harris Signature Pickup in my Lakland 44/64 bass, I’ve been pretty happy. Out of all the Seymour Duncan Precision Bass pickups, this one is easily my favorite and...
View ArticleBest Pickups For Ibanez Guitars
Seymour Duncan makes a lot of pickups that are great in vintage designs like Strats, Teles and Les Pauls, but there are plenty of more modern-voiced pickups in the line-up too. Personally I’m a huge...
View ArticleThat’s Different: 10 Strangest Production Guitars
Tradition and the world of guitar are funny things. Innovation can breed new classics for future generations. Then we have the guitars on this list. Yes, this is certainly a case where tradition wins...
View ArticleFriends of SD: Jericho Guitars
With all of the companies both big and small out there, it is great that a company comes along with a vision and sticks to it. Jericho Guitars is one of those companies. Jericho Guitars focuses on...
View ArticleKeith Merrow’s New 6-String Metal Bridge Shootout
When Keith Merrow made a video shootout of twelve Seymour Duncan bridge pickups in a metal context, it was a runaway hit. Keith’s video – especially through a set of headphones – provided a clear...
View ArticleMeet The Custom Family
Few pickups are so amazingly well designed that they take on almost any magnet you throw at it as the SH-5 Custom. There are three totally unique pickups available in the Custom family, all of which...
View ArticleFriends of SD: Aristides Guitars
Here at Seymour Duncan, we are thrilled when a guitar company chooses to use our pickups. We are even more thrilled when that company is on the edge of innovation, offering their own unique ideas in a...
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